Breaking News Headlines: Rivers Receding in Calgary, 3 Dead in Floods

by Wochit
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The two rivers that converge on the western Canadian city of Calgary are starting to recede after floods devastated much of southern Alberta province, causing at least three deaths and forcing thousands to evacuate. The flooding forced authorities to evacuate Calgary's entire downtown and hit some of the city's iconic structures hard.
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